Word

歇 (xiē) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 6

Meaning of 歇

动 dòng verb

rest

我累了，想歇一会儿。

wǒ lèi le xiǎng xiē yī huì er

I'm tired, I want to rest for a while.

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Word breakdown

歇 xiē — rest

Structure & writing

1 歇 xiē — to rest

歇 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1.1 曷 hé — classical interrogative pronoun meaning 'how/why'

曷 is a component in 7 characters

HSK 1

喝 hē to drink (liquid or fluid food)

HSK 3

渴 kě to be thirsty

HSK 6

歇 xiē to rest

HSK 7

揭 jiē (lit.) to raise high; to hold up 竭 jié to exhaust, use up completely 蔼 ǎi friendly, amiable 遏 è to stop; to suppress; to restrain

1.2 欠 qiàn — to yawn (open the mouth when tired)

欠 is a component in 18 characters

HSK 1

欢 huān joyful, happy 歌 gē song; lyrics that can be sung

HSK 2

次 cì order; rank

HSK 3

饮 yǐn to drink; especially to drink alcohol

HSK 4

吹 chuī to blow (air from the mouth) 歉 qiàn poor harvest (opposite of 丰)

HSK 5

欣 xīn joyful, delighted 欧 Ōu 款 kuǎn sincere; hospitable 软 ruǎn soft, not firm (opposite of 硬)

HSK 6

欲 yù desire; craving for something or wish to achieve a goal 欺 qī to deceive, to cheat 歇 xiē to rest 砍 kǎn to chop or hack with a knife, axe, etc.

HSK 7

坎 kǎn one of the Eight Trigrams, symbol '☵', representing water 嵌 qiàn to inlay; to embed a smaller piece into a recess of a larger object (often decorative) 炊 chuī to cook (a meal), to make a fire for cooking 钦 qīn to admire; to respect

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